Compass Community School Victoria Park, Tipton
Compass Community School Victoria Park is a special school for pupils aged 6 to 17 in Tipton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Compass Community School Victoria Park in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Compass Community School Victoria Park are Dudley Port School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Tipton Green College (0.9 miles); The Wenlock School (1.5 miles); and The Meadows School (1.5 miles, Requires improvement).
Dudley Port SchoolTipton Green CollegeThe Wenlock SchoolThe Meadows School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Compass Community School Victoria Park has an education, health and care plan (30 of 30 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Sedgley Road (West Midlands Metro), about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crompton Road (opposite), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Compass Community School Victoria Park stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Compass Community School Victoria Park is a school driven by its vision. This is to help pupils engage with education and overcome barriers to learning. Pupils have struggled to engage in education in the past and many have had negative experiences at their previous settings. The staff have significant expertise in helping pupils through a caring, therapeutic and highly personalised approach to education. This is a small school with a big heart.
Bullying is not tolerated. Many pupils struggle to regulate their behaviour and emotions when starting at this school. Staff are skilled in helping pupils to understand and overcome these difficulties. They carefully build highly positive relationships with pupils, taking into account each pupil's individual needs and ways of learning. Typically, this results in pupils developing positive attitudes to school and towards others.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils access a range of subjects and qualification pathways. The school sets out clear sequences of learning and a coherent structure in each subject. Pupils often come to this school with gaps in learning because of significant disruption to their education. Because of this, teachers carefully adapt the curriculum to make it appropriate for each pupil. This bespoke provision ensures that all pupils can and do access the curriculum in a way that suits them. As a result, the work pupils are asked to complete is purposeful and achievable.
Teachers have strong subject knowledge and typically implement the curriculum effectively. Occasionally, how adults model expectations, including in writing, does not impress on pupils the school's expected high standards. At times, mistakes in pupils' writing are perpetuated because adults do not draw pupils' attention to them.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Compass Community School Victoria Park
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
30 pupils
30 places
No spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Tipton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tipton
Across Sandwell council
Places available
5,146
Applications
4,404
Got 1st preference
80.8%
Got preferred school
95.8%
All secondary applications across Sandwell council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
30
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Compass Community School Victoria Park is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
30
Total Pupils
22
Boys
8
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Compass Community School Victoria Park
What are GCSE results like at Compass Community School Victoria Park?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Compass Community School Victoria Park can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Compass Community School Victoria Park's Ofsted rating?
Compass Community School Victoria Park was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
Does Compass Community School Victoria Park meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2024, Compass Community School Victoria Park met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Compass Community School Victoria Park?
Compass Community School Victoria Park has around 30 pupils on roll.
Does Compass Community School Victoria Park have specialist SEN provision?
Compass Community School Victoria Park is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Compass Community School Victoria Park?
Compass Community School Victoria Park is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Compass Community School Victoria Park?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Compass Community School Victoria Park?
Compass Community School Victoria Park is at Victoria Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8SW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)